Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1933 — Page 1

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>$ WILL -|n DISPLAY - ImEDAYS ky ■. ■unilnr of ExhibOn Display; ■—<<Snii»ion < h i rue T»g STARTS ploK his m!,|{xing K, c |ub show.- got un)iir- Bellnmiit Park ■ 1 ( toila'. it l>e-Ktofathree-ilay ex■en l)v members ot r ' ■coit Hubs, the girls and the women of economics deKh. is invited to at BK |iU y admission -no-e is also Hill place to gain !it ■ K< on ■wc.’ the girls ■■ .tamsl this morning , h . ■>- ... Monroeville is the judge. The exH®!.'--- '» 1' f,.« the ■■am,- in anil by 1( \ r ;. j j . I -XI" ’ - ' -lg' J J on- ■ Handiwork jars <>f fruits, vege jellies anil picked* )| e • .inning de These wtl-t nidged in in club Ma 1 a- ’ :ie (Tern of p- ■ lull . the depart r Happy '■ W- !•■■•■ Hees. Jes \ St Marys, i St Mat ys. Kirkl.e Golden Rule; ■ Poly anti.i'. Hast Root, It. I.- < -. k. Willing G e x I.imberlost; • ,-bmgtim. Im f-xiie also include hooks ; (1 hy ,-lul, has--,I con isting i"ok: - quick yea<t : -- ad. food prep exhibits and seven IB Junior leadership. Economics Clubs " Bu-< of Monroe. of the Home ” Hmtii ox p a i; e ’five* * |e. DURBIN ■IIH'S VICTIM yreek Twp. Farmer ■ This Morning of ■Complications Durbin. 72, w 11 known Blue Ci . .-k township, and John T and Alexander ■*>in of Decatur, died at his miles south-ast of Moni MP o clock Thursday morning. ■ * as due to complications, ■thin had j]j ( or aeve ral spent his entire life in ■ ou nty where he engaged in ■j- He Was born May 21. 1861, Uriah and Jane Durbin. ■iovember to. 1890 he was ■» marriage to j !lnie Mullin ■T' 1 '? 8 - One son, Earl I). Durand two foster ■ Br ’’. rs - Chloe Allspaw of ■Polis ana Cecile Durbin, at ■'B° survive. A daughter died and a son, Lawrence, is ■ pothers. John T. and Alex- ■ urbin, both of Decatur ■7° slß 'ers and three brodeceased. ■ an' Bervk ' es w ill be held Sat■n at 1 °' clock “I the ■he ey Friends Church ■ Rev. carl Williams offi■r e2 a ‘ WUI be mad « »“ the oetnetery.

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Word Received Os Bremerkamp Death Word was received here today of the death of Mrs. Barbara Bremerkamp age 77, which occurred Aug--Ist 4 in Detroit. Mrs. Bremerkamp yas the widow of the late Henry | Bremerkamp. who operated a flour mill here several years ago. Details >f Mrs. Bremerkamp's death were not received. The family moved from Decatur about 18 years ago, Mrs. ..Bremerkamp living in Fort Wayne before going to Detroit. Firp-srms. OtW. RlyiiirtHfl. Wart Clarence and Eugene Bremerkamp survive. Mrs. Magdalena Deiningen of thia city is a sister in-law of the deceased. POSTMASTER AT GENEVA IS DEAD Earl H. Shepherd Dies Wednesday Night After Week's Illness Earl H. Shepherd. 50. postmaster at Geneva died at 10:04 o’clock Wednesday night at his home in Geneva. following a week's Illness. Death was due to acute Brights disease. Mr. Shepherd suddenly became ill while working at the post otfice in Geneva a week ago. He remained unconscious throughout the week. Mr. Shepherd had been postmaster at Geneva since April 1, 1932 and was a Republican. He was born September 12, 1882 in Geneva a son of Nathan and Sarah Shepherd. He took an enginering course at Purdue University, graduating from that school in 1908. He followed the engineering work and returned to Geneva from Mississippi in 1912 afflicted with tuberculosis. Since that time he has been in poor health. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Masonic and .Odd Fellow Lodges. He had never married.’ Surviving are the mother and two brothers, Clarence and Harry Shepherd, of Geneva. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Geneva. Freight Conductor Is Injured Today David Rowan, of 1718 Crescent avenue, freight conductor on- the Pennsylvania railroad, was injured shortly before no9n today while unloading barrels at the local freight station. The middle finger on his left hand was broken and the first finger badly mashed Report Donation Os Several Books A number of local residents have responded to the plea of the Civic Section of the Woman's Club for books to be donated to the Decatur Public Library, and -books are being brought to the library daily. Anyone having volumes to donate for public use is asked to bring them to the library.

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CHARGE ROSEN WITH BRIBERY Gov. McNutt Says Unlicensed Gary Beer Dealer Attempted Bribery Indianapolis. Aug. 17 — (U.R) — Attempted bribery was used by Abe iluaeu. unlive usgd Gary be£T_ dealer, in his efforts to obtain a beer wholesaling permit. Gov. . Paul V. McNutt charged today. He answered allegations in an amended complaint Rosen filed in federal court at South Bend yesterday in support of his petition for an injunction to stop enforcement of the state beer law. Rosen I alleged McNutt said he would obI tain no permit because several Lake county Democrats objected. "Mr. Rosen came down here during the scramble for permits after I had answered his daughter’s letter that I would see him," McNutt said. “I told him he would get no permit and neither would anyone else who tried to 'buy' one." Rosen charged in his complaint yesterday that he was denied a permit because ho was not politically favored. McNutt said he does not know whether Rosen is a Republican jpr a Democrat. The bribery charge against Rosen was made first in federal court at South Bend last week. During a three-judge hearing on | Rosen's injunction petition, one of on PAGE TWO) o LOCAL PASTOR LEAVES FRIDAY Rev. Clifford Lanman of Christian Church Will Go To Kentucky Rev. and Mrs. Clifford R. Lanman will leave Friday for Ormsby Village, Kentucky, where they have accepted positions with the Louisville and Jefferson county children s I home. Rev. Lanman will be associated with the school as minister and director of religious education and Mrs. Lanman will be a teacher. Rev. Lanman has served as pastor of the First Christian church in this city since December 1930 and was secretary of the Ministerial Association. He took an active part in church and civic activities of the city. He will assume his duties at the I childrens’ home on September 15. A furnished apartment at the resi- < dence home will be provided for the minister pud his family. The members of the Christian ' church held a meeting in the church Sunday, which was in the form of a farewell party for the departing minister and his wife. An Irish linen table cloth was presented to them by. the church members, a token of remembrance.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August 17, 1933.

PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED TO LINE UP CODES Roosevelt Holds Conference With Johnson And Ickes Today OFFICIALS MOVE TO HALT STRIKE Washington. Aug. 17 — (U.R) — President Roosevelt swung into action an hour earlier than usual today in a determined effort to whip into shape codes for major industries before he departs Saturday night for the summer white house at Hyde Park. N. Y. Prepared to devote the remainder of the week to details of his recovery program, the President first summoned General Hugh S. Johnson, recovery administrator, and Secretary of the Interior Ickes, public works administrator, to his office. While it was said that they were prepared to discuss generally phases of the program, it was learned that the greatest emphasis would be placed on efforts to conclude the oil code before the end of the week. The oil code was laid before the President late yesterday by General Johnson. Later Secretary Ickes hastened to the White House for a consultation on the subject. Concerning reports that the President was prepared to issue a statement urging in the strongest possible tones agreement and adoption of a code for the steel industry, the White House today jtas not prepared to say what action could be anticipated. The presidential calling list contained appointments that would carry Mr. Roosevelt through the PAGE FIVE) o GRAIN PRICES SHOOTUPWARD Corn Prices Lead Advance M'ith Seven-Cent Gain In Half-Hour Chicago. Aug. 17. — (U.R) —The grain market made a sudden about-face today and shot up spectacularly shortly after the opening. Corn led the advance with' a rally of 7 cents a bushel in the first half hour of trading. After plumbing the depths permitted by restrictions which limit daily fluctuations, the market suddenly reversed itself and bumped against the ceiling on the opposite side of the fluctuation limits. September corn, which sold at 42% cents at the* start, rallied to 49% cents, the maximum. Wheat followed corn upward, jumping 9 cents while oats were up nearly six cents. September * (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) , Wells County May Pay SIB,OOO Pension Wells county has included an estimate of SIB,OOO for old age pen-1 sions in its budget for next year. More than 100 persons have already filed their names with the county auditor seeking to make application for the pensions, lit is not known how many will be eligible to receive the sls a month pension, beginning next January. Other additional estimates in the budget include $5,500 for election expenses and $3,000 for registration expenses next year. o Morbidity Report Made For County The weekly morbidity report of the Indiana Division of Public health shows one case of niptheria. one case of typhoid fever and three cases of influenza were reported from Adams county for the week ending August 12. Weekly reports are now sent in by the County Health officer to tihe state and a summary for every county in the state is made by the state department. This is the first time that Adams County has been listed in the report.

• — ♦ Urge Subscriptions To State Radio Fund • • If you really want to help stamp crime out of Indiana and protect the citizens of this community and state, you tan assist by subscribing what you f el you can to the fund now Iteing raised by Sheriff Burl Johnson and I. Bernstein, who form the canvassing board for this part of the county, in the campaign to raise S6OO as the ltdama county quota. Word from Berne. Geneva and other parts of the county is to the effect that progress is being made and the solicitors report they are within SIOO of the goal her . if you will call either Mr. Johnson or Mr. Bernstein and offer your subscription. it will be more than appreciated. Lets put Adams county over. It means much to every one. COMPANY SEEKS BENEFICIARIES Life Insurance Company Seeks Relatives of Mederic Walch If Mederic P. Walch. one-time resident of Decatur died prior to March 19, 1928. his beneficiary can obtain sllO from the Penn Mutual I.ife Insurance Company, of Philadelphia. In an effort to locate Mr. Walch, or his beneficiary, the company asked the assistance of the Decatur Democrat. “We have on our books,” it said, “a number of instances in which endowment policy holders, although they did not pay the stipulated number of premiums, are nevertheless entitled to eash payments, the amounts of which are stated in their policies. We believe that in most instances they have either forgotten their policies or have died without their beneficiaries knowing of the insurance. Our effqrts to locate these policy holders for whom we are holding various sums of money so far have been without success. ’’ Mr. Walch. whose last address, according to the company records, was Decatur. Indiana, many years ago purchased an endowment policy, but failed to continue the payment of premiums. Thereupon, as suming him to be still alive, the company applied part of the cash value as a premium for term insur(CONTINUED ON PAGE F’VE) O Baker Sutlers Slight Injury Ervin Miller of Miller's Bakery slightly injured several fingers on his left hand at 2 o'clock this morning when his hand came in contact with a belt on a bread slicer. The finger nail on the middle finger of the left hand was torn off and the tips of two other fingers were bruised. COUNTY SHARE WILL 8E 51.050 This Amount Will Go To County In Intangible Tax Distribution Adams county's share of the $4,- j 281.90 to be received October 15 from the intangible tax distribution will be a little over $1,050. County Auditor Glen Cowan announced today. ~e county government receives 25 per cent of the distribution and the balance is divided among the school units in the county. Since the intangible tax law be came effective, County Treasurer John Wecliter sold $5,544.05 in stamps, up to August 1. This sale . covered the period of March, April, i May, June and July. The state col- , lected $785,947.70 of which $698,229.49 will be distributed among' the 92 counties on an assessed valuation basis. The state retains 10 per cent of the total tax collected. The basis of distribution was made on the 1932 valuation, which in this county was $24,229,000. Formal notice to county auditors of the amount to be received was made at this time so officials, could include the credit in making, up fheir budgpts for next year.

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TWO OFFICERS SHOT DOWN IN HAVANA,CUBA Machado Supporters W ound Two Policemen And Two Soldiers MANY STRIKERS BACK TO WORK Havana. Aug. 17—<U.R) —Machine gun and rifle fire broke Havana's pi>st,-revolution calm today when police and a battalion of soldiers besieged a house in the San Francisco suburb from which Machadistas. believed to be members of the Porra, shot two policemen and two soldiers. Soldiers rushed the house and found Police Lieutenant Juan I Valle, Miguel Colina. two elderly women, and a list of students apparently marked for killing under the Machado regime. The members of the Porra were believed to have escaped over rooftops. Although a machine gun had been fired from the house none ' was found. The soldiers and members of the powerful ABU secret revolutionary organization which undermined the Machado regime searched the house minutely. As soon as they left a crowd entered, looted the house and burned some of its furniture. Authorities were convinced that . Porristas were in the house, and ' there were persistent reports that - one of the besieged was former • Chief of Police Antonio Airciart, ‘ previously reported to have fled \ abroad. ‘ The siege began soon after mid- ' night. ‘ After two policemen and two . on page soup) o STATE TO MAKE SIOO PAYMENT Additional Payment Will Be Made For Teachers’ Salaries Indianapolis, Aug. 17. —(UP) — State payment of SIOO on all teachers' salaries in July, 1934, in addition to the S2OO payment announced tor next January, was predicted today by Gov. Paul V. McNutt. Although under terms of the Gross Income Tax law, the state may pay up to S6OO on teachers’ salaries, revenue from the law now indicate that next year's figure probably will be S3OO, he said. Receipts from the July tax collection total $1,700,000 equal to an SBS teachers salary payment. State officials expect the October collection to more than double that amount for the S2OO payment in January. School officials throughout the state are being notified of the estiI mates for their budget making. The state's obligation to schools in 1934 is for only a half year since this year’s tax collection is for little more than that period, according to Clarence A. Jackson, Gross Income ] Tax administrator. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) , | 0 _ Geneva Man Dies At Home Os Son John Whiteman, 79 of Geneva, died at the home of his son Herschel Whiteman in Elkhart, Wednesday afternoon, it was learned here today. Death was due to heart disease. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. i Harry Steed of Geneva and two ’ ■ brothers. Funeral services will be , held at Geneva Friday afternoon. o —_ Three More Firms Sign Agreements Three additional Decatur business firms have signed the NRA agreement at the local post office, i They are the Green Kettle confectionery, Ross Malonee, contractor land Frank Krick, coal d aler. All names Übich have been certified by the local post office from !' the department of commerce. Indianapolis. have 'been posted at the I local office.

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Face Her Fortune f , *^^ l *4’» ■ **■ HI • X Dorothy Short. 19-year-old Atlantic City, N. J., girl, who was selected as the winner of a tlireemonths film contract in a contest staged by one of the major s'udios. Miss Short was chosen for her iteauty and personality from a field of 250,000 candidates. PLANGARAVAN TO HUNTINGTON Delegation From Adams County Will Attend Dairy Day Program The Adams County delegation, augmented by thoss from Ohio, ' who will go to Huntington next Thursday to attend the Cloverleaf Dairy Day program, will assemble in Decatur early Thursday morning , and then leave as a caravan over . state road number 16 for Huntington. The Decatur Junior band, members of the Chamber of Commerce, farmers. dairym n and hundreds of citizens comprise the delegation. 1 Dairymen from Ohio*citie u . including Delphos. Spencerville. Rockford Willshire and other places, have been invited to join the (Adams county delegation. It was requested today that the automobiles line up on the East side of Winchester and Second streets, beginning at the Cloverleaf Creameri s, <nc„ plant on Winchester street and head north. This entire stretch will be reserved for autos’going to Huntington and Boy Scouts will patrol the space early Thursday morning. 'lt is expected that the delegation will leave about 9:30 o'clock. Between 400 and 5’H) autos are expected to be in the parade. It would not surprise those in charge of plans if three to four thousand people from this section of the state joined the local delegation The trip will require about an hour. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) | O CHARGE WOMAN WITH KILLING Woman Is Charged With Torch Murder Os Divorced Husband Rockford. <ll.. Aug. 17 —(UP)—. A warrant charging Mrs. May Hanson, 38. with the torch murder of her former husband. Earl, 42 year old milling evecutive, was issued late today. The warrant charged Mrs. Hanson with “murder by burning” and 1 was the first of its kind ever issued in Winnebago county. Mrs. Hanson j is held in the county jail. Denies Murder Rockford, 111., August 17 —(UP) — i Authoities delving into the puzzling torch death of Earl Hanson. 42- , year old mill executive, today heard his widow say she was the only person who could have had a motive for killing him but that she was not the person who did it. 'ln the same breath that she admitted hatred of her former husband. Mrs. May Hanson. 38. denied complicity in his death. “No one but I could have had a reason to kill him—and I didn’t do it,” She told state’s attorney Rob I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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EXTEND SEARCH FOR KIDNAPERS OVER WIDE AREA One Suspect Escapes Police Net At Indianapolis Wednesday OFFICERS RAH) OUTLAW HIDEOUT C.liicnsjo. Aug. 1” <UR> — The combined drive of federttl. shite and citv authorities ntfahist kidnapers and racketeers. which already has brought one pane chief and several 'esser hoodlums into (•■n'tivifv, was extended reTent’essh- over a wider area in ’he midwest fodav. Goaded hv the escane of two kidnaping suspects from an elaborate trap set by 250 police and federal agents, authorities j hunted them over Illinois and southern Wisconsin. They escaped after receiving a nackage they believed contained additional ransom from John (Jake the barber) Factor. Tn Milwaukee. Roger Tonhv and thrpp of his henchmen were held on kidnaping charges, awaiting ; removal to St. Paul for trial in connection with the abduction of ■William Hamm. Jr., wealthy brewer. Tonhv. leader of the Northwest Side Chicago gang had sunplanted Al Capone's mob as an , underworld power, is suspected ' , also in the Factor kidnaping. Police believed the two suspects who escaped from their trap Tuesday were members of the Touhy gang. Escapes Net Indiananolis. Aug. 17 — (U.R) — Anxietv of Indiananolis nolice and federal department of iustice ' agents was believed tndav to have ' frustrated their efforts to capture I George B. Kelly, suspected kid- ’ I naner. Kelly, believed to have been ' one of four men who shot their ; way out of a police trap at Chicago Tuesday, was reported to have been lured to Indianapolis bv a special delivery letter containing “valuable information" for ‘ him and held at the post office. Anticipating arrival of the suspect. police and federal agents surrounded the vicinity late yes ! (CONTINUED GN PAGE FOUR) Chicaffoland Music Festival Saturday The fourth Chicagoland Music festival, sponsored by the Chicago Tribune and other middle wsst newspapers will be lield Saturday night at Soldiers’ Field, Chicago. More than 100.000 people are expected to attend. The program will lie broadcast over WGN and the Columbia network, beginning at 7 ' o'clock, central daylight saving time. The Herne Community chords I participated in the Festival last ' year and won first place in the national competition contest. The Berne organization will not go to Chicago this year, but will give a concert at Lehman park. Sunday afternoon at three o’clock. Today’s Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 000 160 01 Philadelphia ClO 000 03 Carleton and O’Farrell; Holley and Todd. Cincinnati 000 010 0 New York 500 010 1 Frey and Lombardi; Parmalee and Mancuso. Chicago at Boston—Rain. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn—Rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 501 0 Chicago 000 1 Weaver and Sewell; Miller and Sullivan. Philadelphia 000 03 Cleveland 103 07 Earnshaw and Cochrane; Pearson and Spencer. Boston 201 00 Detroit 100 01 Weiland and Ferrell; Auker and Pasek. New York 0 St. Louis 0 Gomez and Dickey; Blaeholder ’ and Hemsley. J Courtesy City Confectionery.